Top 5 Wednesday is a group on Goodreads hosted by Sam from Thoughts on Tomes on Youtube.
This week's topic is all about those Ladies that don't let romance get in their way. They have plans and will see them through to the end with or without a loved one by their side.
I am super excited about this topic, I am often drawn to books with strong leading ladies, though they are often romance books and they end up needing the help of the love interest. There are a few that come to mind though that continue with their plans no matter what the love interest thinks and sometimes with their support.
Admittedly it has been a very, very long time since I last read Sabriel, but I do recall there being a prince involved but Sabriel had a job to do and didn't let him or anything else distract her.
In the very first book of the Enchanted Forest Chronicles we discover Cimerone who wants nothing to do with being a princess or marrying a knight or prince so she takes matters into her own hands. Again it has been ages since I last read this series and I do believe a bit of romance blooms in later books but Cimerone remains a strong willed, independent lady.
Yes this is a romance book, but hear me out, you need to read the whole series to get a full grasp of Rosamund's independence. She sees to it that all of her children have had a chance to grow up in her home and have the future they wish to have before she allows herself to be swept away by the love interest. She runs her estate and makes it prosperous nearly on her own and raises her daughters to be strong women as well.
No one can deny that Leia is THE example of an independent lady, she has all the confidence, determination and skills necessary to get the job done and while she has a love interest, she doesn't allow him to take control or influence her goals.
Are you sick of hearing about the And I Darken Series from me yet?! No worries there will be more to come because everyone hasn't read this series yet (I know I don't understand why either). Lada is the ultimate independent woman, nothing will stop her from regaining her country, her first love, not her gender, her distance, her friends or lover.
So who are some of your favorite independent ladies? Do you agree with some of mine?
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